Almost a year into the nationwide shortage of ADHD medications, federal agencies and drugmakers are blaming each other for empty pharmacy shelves. The Drug Enforcement Administration, which sets ...

“I’ve got X amount of (chemicals) to make Adderall with and lo and behold, by October I’m nearly out because more people are using the drugs than we anticipated,” Burke explained. Another complicating ...

How Adderall treats ADHD Adderall is the commercial name of a mixture of a few types of amphetamines, which are stimulants that increase dopamine levels in the brain to help address deficits in those ...

Chronic misuse of stimulants can result in mood swings, depression, irritability, and even psychosis. A notable case involved Amy (a pseudonym) in San Antonio, Texas. She misused Adderall, ...

Share on Pinterest At high doses, prescription amphetamines, used to treat ADHD could increase a person’s risk of psychosis. Image credit: visualspace/Getty Images. Amphetamines are a drug used to ...

“I was involved in a lot of burglaries,” the pretty blonde told Kansas City police, “and I couldn’t have done it without a shot. When you’re on that stuff, you just don’t care. I was even a prostitute ...

NBC NEWS — The Drug Enforcement Administration, which sets limits on the types of amphetamines that pharmaceutical companies can use to make the pills, says companies have more than enough raw ...